Lost Horizon are a power metal

Power metal

Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...

 / progressive metal

Progressive metal

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 band from Gothenburg

Gothenburg

Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...

, Sweden

Sweden

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. They went under the name Highlander from 1990 until 1994 (with Joacim Cans

Joacim Cans

Joacim Cans is the lead singer of HammerFall, a Swedish power metal band. He is the only member aside from founder and guitarist Oscar Dronjak to appear on all of the band's albums....

 on vocals and other future HammerFall

HammerFall

HammerFall is a power metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was formed in 1993 by ex-Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak.- Early days :...

 members) before the band was put on hold. Reformed in the late nineties, briefly under the same name, before changing it to Lost Horizon. The band is Swedish but Wojtek Lisicki is from Poland

Poland

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.

Appearance

Onstage and in photoshoots, Lost Horizon are seen wearing studded leather, cloaks, bare chests and face paint. They also adopt pseudonym

Pseudonym

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s and use obscure terms to describe their roles within the band. For example Wojtek Lisicki, using the name "Transcendental Protagonist" describes himself as being responsible for "Poesy of Spiritual Enlightenment/String Romanticism" with a "Translation for Mortals" as "Lyrics/Guitars".

Band members

• Transcendental Protagonist (Wojtek Lisicki) - Guitars (Luciferion, Against The Plagues)
• Cosmic Antagonist (Martin Furängen) - Bass (Luciferion)
• Preternatural Transmogrifyer (Christian Nyquist) - Drums
• Perspicacious Protector (Attila Pubik) - Keyboards

Official former members

• Ethereal Magnanimus (Daniel Heiman
  Daniel Heiman
  Daniel Heiman is a Swedish vocalist. He is best known for his time with Lost Horizon, with whom he recorded their first two albums. After leaving Lost Horizon he performed as a session vocalist for Crystal Eyes and founded a new band called Heed. Heed released a single album in 2005, titled "The...
  
  ) - Vocals (ex-Fierce Conviction, ex-Crystal Eyes
  Crystal Eyes
  Crystal Eyes is a Heavy Metal band from Sweden formed in 1992. Singer, guitarist and songwriter Mikael Dahl is the only ever-present in their line-up...
  
  , ex-Destiny
  Destiny (band)
  Destiny is a heavy metal / progressive metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, founded by Stefan Björnshög.-Members:Current*Stefan Björnshög - Bass*Michael Åberg - Guitar*Birger Löfman - DrumsFormer...
  
   (Swe), Heed
  Heed
  Heed was a Swedish power metal band founded in 2004 by ex-Lost Horizon members Daniel Heiman and Fredrik Olsson . They were joined by drummer Mats Karlsson and bass player Jörgen Olsson, and began recording on their debut album The Call...
  
  )
• Equilibrian Epicurius (Fredrik Olsson) - Guitars (ex-Destiny
  Destiny (band)
  Destiny is a heavy metal / progressive metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, founded by Stefan Björnshög.-Members:Current*Stefan Björnshög - Bass*Michael Åberg - Guitar*Birger Löfman - DrumsFormer...
  
   (Swe), Heed
  Heed
  Heed was a Swedish power metal band founded in 2004 by ex-Lost Horizon members Daniel Heiman and Fredrik Olsson . They were joined by drummer Mats Karlsson and bass player Jörgen Olsson, and began recording on their debut album The Call...
  
  )

Discography

• Awakening the World
  Awakening the World
  Awakening The World is the debut album of the power / progressive metal band Lost Horizon, released in 2001 .- Track listing :# "The Quickening" – 1:06# "Heart Of Storm" – 6:16# "Sworn In The Metal Wind" – 5:44...
  
  - album (2001)
• A Flame to the Ground Beneath
  A Flame to the Ground Beneath
  A Flame to the Ground Beneath is a power / progressive metal album released by Lost Horizon in 2003.-Track listing:...
  
  - album (2003)

See also

• Heed
  Heed
  Heed was a Swedish power metal band founded in 2004 by ex-Lost Horizon members Daniel Heiman and Fredrik Olsson . They were joined by drummer Mats Karlsson and bass player Jörgen Olsson, and began recording on their debut album The Call...
  
  , formed in 2004 by ex-Lost Horizon members Daniel Heiman
  Daniel Heiman
  Daniel Heiman is a Swedish vocalist. He is best known for his time with Lost Horizon, with whom he recorded their first two albums. After leaving Lost Horizon he performed as a session vocalist for Crystal Eyes and founded a new band called Heed. Heed released a single album in 2005, titled "The...
  
   (vocals) and Fredrik Olsson (guitar)